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Spain and New Zealand set for Auckland return after SailGP technicians pull out all the stops

Spain and New Zealand set for Auckland return after SailGP technicians pull out all the stops

After the first event of Season 6 in Perth saw both Los Gallos and the Black Foils sidelined by serious damage to their boats, SailGP’s technical teams have executed a remarkable turnaround – ensuring both teams will be back on the water for the Auckland Sail Grand Prix next weekend.

GeMera Racing makes flying start in Lanzarote

GeMera Racing makes flying start in Lanzarote

The opening day of the 2026 44Cup was a fine one with a southwest wind that built to 15 knots and skies that cleared to reveal the long-awaited Canary Islands sun.

Podcast: Dee Caffari on The Famous Project CIC all-women circumnavigation

Podcast: Dee Caffari on The Famous Project CIC all-women circumnavigation

Guest presenter Matt Sheahan from the PlanetSail website catches up with British ocean racing yachtswoman Dee Caffari just over a week since she and the all-women crew aboard The Famous Project CIC 103-foot long trimaran completed a tortuous nonstop lap of the planet.

Inside 11th Hour Racing's Transat Café L’OR podium performance

Inside 11th Hour Racing's Transat Café L’OR podium performance

Francesca Clapcich & Will Harris’ second place finish in the 2025 Transat Café L’OR is all the more impressive given that it was Clapcich’s first race in charge of the boat she will use in the 2028 Vendée Globe. We checked in with Harris recently to get his take on how the race played out.

New World Tour of Finns Grand Slam 2026 schedule revealed

New World Tour of Finns Grand Slam 2026 schedule revealed

The International Finn Class has announced the launch of the World Tour for Finns Grand Slam 2026.

44Cup fleet set to race despite trade winds absence in Lanzarote

44Cup fleet set to race despite trade winds absence in Lanzarote

The 19th season of the 44Cup sets sail today from the familiar setting of Puerto Calero Marina in Lanzarote. What is unfamiliar is that due to heavy rainfall recently Lanzarote’s usually barren landscape has become lush and green, full of life and new vegetation.

Kevin Shoebridge: ‘We feel confident within the team’

Kevin Shoebridge: ‘We feel confident within the team’

Although it’s often Emirates Team New Zealand CEO Grant Dalton’s shoot-from-the-lip soundbites making the headlines, chief operating officer Kevin Shoebridge has also been key to the team's many America’s Cup successes. I caught up with him in Naples to get his take on the latest Kiwi campaign.

Prospective America’s Cup teams given two extra months to confirm AC38 challenges

Prospective America’s Cup teams given two extra months to confirm AC38 challenges

The Reuters news agency has reported that the 38th America’s Cup deadline for late entries has been extended beyond January 31 for two further months.

How lucky are we to be part of a sport with so much going on in 2026?

How lucky are we to be part of a sport with so much going on in 2026?

From SailGP’s globe-trotting Season 6 to the return of the America’s Cup, new ocean-going foilers, classic offshore races and packed dinghy championships, and much more besides – 2026 is shaping up to be a blockbuster year for yacht racing fans. Here’s a guide for what to look forward to...

44Cup season opens this week in Lanzarote

44Cup season opens this week in Lanzarote

The 44Cup begins its new season this week in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote. After a practice day on Wednesday the 11-boat fleet will race Thursday through until Sunday.

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